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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
To further define the nonhuman primate as a model of the adult human skeleton, we explored the impact of growth, natural menopause, and osteoarthritis on bone mass, serum markers of bone turnover (osteocalcin and C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen) and measures of skeletal relevance (PTH, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, total alkaline phosphatase, calcium, phosphorus, creatinine, and albumin). Fifty-eight female (aged 4-30 yr) rhesus macaques were defined as growing (G; n = 12; < or = 10 yr old), adult premenopausal (APre; n = 30; > 10 yr old; eumenorrheic, high serum estradiol and low FSH), or postmenopausal (Post; n = 16; amenorrheic for at least 1 yr, with low serum estradiol and high FSH). Total body and posterior-anterior spinal bone masses were lower in G than APre animals (P < 0.05). Post females had lower total body, distal radius, and spinal bone mass than premenopausal animals (P < 0.05). Osteocalcin was higher in Post than APre animals (P < 0.01). Other measures showed no relationship with menopausal status. In older monkeys, spinal osteoarthritis became common, causing increased dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-measured bone mass in the lumbar spinal posterior-anterior projection. In conclusion, after natural menopause, rhesus monkeys have lower bone mass and higher skeletal turnover without alteration of the calcium-vitamin D axis. As such, they are an excellent model of human estrogen-depletion bone loss.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4144-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Absorptiometry, Photon, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Bone Density, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Bone Remodeling, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Calcifediol, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Collagen Type I, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Follicle Stimulating Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Menopause, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Osteoarthritis, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Osteocalcin, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Parathyroid Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:10566663-Peptides
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Skeletal effects of aging and menopausal status in female rhesus macaques.
pubmed:affiliation
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53715-1299, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.